Amrinder Singh Raja Warring
Amrinder Singh (Raja Warring) | |
|---|---|
Ludhiana | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1977 |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Amrita Singh |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab |
Amrinder Singh, (born 29 November 1977)[1] popularly known as Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, or Raja Warring is an Indian politician [2] He is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha and president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.[3]
Political career
Warring was the president of the Indian Youth Congress, the youth division of Indian National Congress, from December 2014 to May 2018.[4]
MLA: first term
Warring was elected as a
MLA: second term
In March 2017, he was re-elected as an MLA[4] for the second successive time, after completing his first term from 2012–2017.[5] He served as the Transport Minister in the Punjab government.[6]
Warring contested from Bathinda constituency in the 2019 Indian general election against Harsimrat Kaur Badal but lost the elections by over 20,000 votes.[7]
MLA: third term
During the campaign for the
On 9 April 2022, Warring was appointed by the national leadership of Congress as the chief of Congress in Punjab.[9]
MP: first term
In June, Warring won the 2024 Indian general election from Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency and was elected as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha by defeating his nearest competitor, Ravneet Singh Bittu of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 20,942 votes.[10]
Family
Born to Kuldeep Singh and Malkeet Kaur, he lost his parents when he was still a child, and was brought up by his maternal uncles.[11] He is married to Amrita Singh, and he has a son and a daughter.[12] He was earlier known as Raja Sotha, with Sotha being the name of his maternal village. Later, he began using the name of his paternal village called Warring.
References
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- ^ "Punjab portfolios: CM Channi keeps vigilance, mining, power; deputy Randhawa gets home, Soni health". Hindustan Times. 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Punjab Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Full and final list of winners including Charanjit Singh Channi, Amritpal singh, Harsimrat kaur badal and more". TOI City Desk. The Times of India. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d Dhaliwal, Shub Karman. "Punjab Elections Results 2017: Panjab University alumni script success story, win Assembly poll". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ Kamali, Neel (18 August 2016). "Sukhbir's bid to regain Gidderbaha back for SAD". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ a b "In Muktsar, novel ways to reach out to voters". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Bathinda Elections 2019: Punjab Lok Sabha Constituency Poll Dates, Parliamentary Election, Candidates, Schedule, Latest News | Opinion Poll, Exit Poll, 2014 Election Results and Survey Online". Firstpost. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Punjab Congress appointments: High command tries to maintain region, experience and caste balance". Tribuneindia News Service. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "General Election to Parliamentary Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024 Punjab". eci.gov.in. Election Comission of India. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Slip of the tongue". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Members". punjabassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
